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We all love the Magic Mad Libs, right? We rattle off some cards, we get a funny story, we laugh, and that’s it, right? But what if our Mad Lib was actually hiding something from us? What if…there were consequences?

In the aftermath of our Mad Lib, we’re building a new set! With some stipulations coming from the Mad Lib itself, it’s up to the dorks to figure out how to make this random nonsense work together in a way that isn’t completely ridiculous. And you know what? We actually did a good job with it! Be sure to let us know what you think about our set and how you would have done it!

Has your playgroup ever issued a ban on certain cards or combinations of cards? Have you ever made the decision to stop playing something because, while it might have been effective, it just wasn’t FUN? That’s what the dorks are discussing this week with our own experiences playing lots of Magic as a group over the years.

Also WotC has revealed the structure of MTG Arena’s in-game economy and card acquisition, so we spent some time going over all that. Seems workable, so we can’t wait to see how it feels!

We begin this episode on a much less happy note and address the current ugly situation in the Magic online community. Seriously though, why is it so hard to just be decent to people?

Then it’s on to the Unstable cards! We’re bouncing around looking at whatever jumps out at us in the full set. And since there’s just SO MUCH lunacy in the set, there are plenty of things to do the jumping. Like a lot. Wow.

Happy Birthday TMP! After ten whole years of talking Magic almost every week, the dorks have decided to take a week off. Not from podcasting, from Magic-talking. Since we’ve been going for so long, we’re looking back at the world of 2007 to see how things were back then. From there we sort of tangent off into things we’ve been into since then, things we’re into now, and how we’re all completely different people than we were back when. This episode is essentially an extended Odds & Ends, without the swearing.

Thank you all so much for sticking with us for so long! We absolutely wouldn’t (and couldn’t!) do it without you, and you mean the world to us. Here’s to many more!

We need to have a talk. Why do nerds always react so negatively to new things? Why are they always so against new people liking the things they like? Why is it that they always seem like horribly entitled jerks? The dorks are looking to answer all these questions if we can.

Just to show that we’re human too, we’re starting off with many examples of times we’ve had nerd rage of our own. Then we’ll spend a long time discussing the stereotypical nerd and some theories about why nerd rage is a thing. Let us know if you have any theories, any comments, or any delicious nerd rage!